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Storytelling · ST10702

Drum-Ballad Storytelling (Gushu)

Long drum-ballad tales beaten out on drum and clapper: historical romances, court cases and knights-errant.

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Story · Traditional piece; date unknown

The Exquisite PagodaA famous Xihe drum-song piece in which eight disciples are made to count up and down a thirteen-storey pagodaHanded down by Xihe drum-song performersSE10137 Story · Traditional long tale; date unknown (the novel of the same name was printed in the Qianlong reign)

The Huyan Family GeneralsA classic long tale of Xihe drum balladry whose 1957 radio serial by Wang Yanfen caused a sensationXihe drum-ballad storytellersSE10170